Shloka 13

पाण्डवसेनानायकाभिषेकः तथा बलरामागमन-उपदेशः | Appointment of Pandava Commanders and Balarama’s Counsel

Devanagari script

चतुर्युजो रथा: सर्वे सर्वे चोत्तमवाजिन: । सप्रासऋष्टिका: सर्वे सर्वे शतशरासना:

Transliteration

vaiśampāyana uvāca | caturyujā rathāḥ sarve sarve cottamavājinaḥ | saprāsar̥ṣṭikāḥ sarve sarve śataśarāsanāḥ |

Translation

બધા રથો ચાર-ચાર ઘોડાંથી જોડાયેલા હતા અને બધા ઘોડાં ઉત્તમ જાતિના હતા. દરેક રથમાં પ્રાસ અને ઋષ્ટિ સહિત શસ્ત્રો હતા અને દરેકમાં સો-સો ધનુષ પણ સંગ્રહિત હતા।

Word by Word

• चतुर्युगाः: having four yokes (i.e., four-horsed)
• चतुर्युगाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्युग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• रथाः: chariots
• रथाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• उत्तमवाजिनः: having excellent horses / of excellent steeds
• उत्तमवाजिनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तमवाजिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सप्रासऋष्टिकाः: with spears and javelins
• सप्रासऋष्टिकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-प्रास-ऋष्टिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शतशरासनाः: having a hundred bows
• शतशरासनाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतशरासन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• ratha (chariots)
• vājina (horses)
• prāsa (spear)
• r̥ṣṭi (javelin/lance)
• śarāsana (bow)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse highlights disciplined readiness and the weight of responsibility before war: resources, training, and organization are marshaled fully, implying that entering conflict is a deliberate, consequential act rather than an impulsive one.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes the army’s equipment: chariots drawn by four fine horses, each chariot armed with spears and javelins and stocked with abundant bows, emphasizing the scale and seriousness of the impending battle preparations.